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Cycling Challenge prizes – 3rd September 2012

Whether as a means of getting around locally for individuals and families, or for the daily commute, cycling presents a healthy, environmentally friendly, low cost form of transport. Nesta aim to increase the use of cycling as mode of transport by finding the innovations that best tackle security is...

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Breathing LiFE into universities and colleges – 3rd September 2012

The EAUC's article in the September issue of University Business focuses on the Learning in Future Environments (LiFE) programme. Since its launch last year, this comprehensive performance improvement system has been going from strength to strength. Developed and delivered by the EAUC, LiFE spe...

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City University London bags EcoCampus Platinum Award and ISO 14001 certification – 22nd August 2012

Significant goals attained by City in terms of managing environmental impact City's Environmental Management System (EMS) has been awarded an EcoCampus Platinum Award and ISO 14001 certification in recognition of the University's commitment to reducing its impact on the environment and in integra...

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Higher Education Academy change services 2012-13 – 10th August 2012

Higher education institutions (HEIs) and further eduaction (FE colleges) are facing unprecedented changes, which are challenging approaches to learning, teaching and assessment. Higher Education Academy (HEA) change services have been developed to help institutions, faculties and departments to adap...

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Facebook share their carbon footprint – 10th August 2012

By Adam Vaughan On 1 August 2012, Facebook has, for the first time, revealed the carbon footprint of its operations and its more than 900m users' likes, photo albums and status updates. The data, published on Wednesday, shows that despite the social networking's rising star, its carbon emissions...

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An Olympian Sustainability Effort – 10th August 2012

Trina Innes, Director (Office of Sustainability) at University of Alberta reflects on sustainability as the heart of the London 2012 Olympic games, and examines the parallels in integrating sustainability in the games and athletes with that of institutitions. An Olympian Sustainability Effort ...

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Universities chosen in pioneering social entrepreneurship initiative – 10th August 2012

Social entrepreneurship is a rapidly growing movement within the higher education (HE) sector. A £2 million HE support initiative, funded by HEFCE, and delivered by UnLtd, the Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs, has now selected 56 higher education institutions (HEIs) from across England to lead a ...

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Important next steps for the Green Deal – 9th August 2012

£7m loan to The Green Deal Finance Company to help ensure it is ready to offer finance to Green Deal Providers in early 2013 HM Treasury announces that Green Deal will be an early candidate for the use of infrastructure guarantees Green Deal registration opens today allowing organisa...

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Green Gown Awards 2012 shortlist announced – 6th August 2012

The EAUC are delighted to announce the shortlist of applicants for this year’s Green Gown Awards. 2012 has proved to be another excellent year for applications to the Awards, the most prestigious recognition of best practice within the tertiary education sector. View the 2012 shortlist No...

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Making ICT Green – 27th July 2012

The EAUC has recently launched its new Green ICT Community of Practice (COP). So, to celebrate the launch and explain the increasing need for more efficient information services, we asked COP Convenor Gaurav Malik and his colleague Mike Kretsis from the University of East London to discuss the benef...

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Renewable energy to bring £25 billion of investment into UK economy – 26th July 2012

Changes to subsidies for renewable electricity could incentivise between £20 billion and £25 billion of new investment in the economy between 2013 and 2017. The Banding Review for the Renewables Obligation will support jobs and deliver more clean power with a reduction in costs to consumers betw...

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DECC HQ slashes energy use – 26th July 2012

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has been awarded a new, improved Display Energy Certificate (DEC) rating of ’C’ for its headquarters building. A DEC is measure of the energy efficiency of a building, which is rated on a scale of A to G, with A being the most efficie...

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Who is a Student Recycling Champion? – 25th July 2012

Competition finalists chosen for a chance to work at Reading Festival A nationwide search for a team of Student Recycling Champions to help spread the green message at Reading Festival, has announced its ten lucky finalists. The ten finalists are Rebecca Smith, Southampton University; Zac Hill,...

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Project Green Challenge – 23rd July 2012

Project Green Challenge is a student engagement tool using a fun, simple and high-impact series of daily challenges over 30 days. Inspire your students to learn, take action, and sustain our world. With the guidance of eco experts, industry leaders, and the PGC Green Guide, participants discover how...

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Flytipping Small Grant Scheme – 23rd July 2012

During the financial year 2010/11 local authorities reported that they dealt with an estimated 62,400 incidents of flytipping. This not only has resource implications but indicates the scale of illegal waste disposal. Flytipping is a problem because: it costs millions of pounds every ye...

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Providing certainty for Feed-in Tariffs – 23rd July 2012

The Government has published its response to its Feed-in Tariffs (FITs) consultation. The Government aims to provide greater certainty for investors in small scale electricity technologies and a fair deal for consumers. Energy and Climate Change Minister Greg Barker, has now clarified future arr...

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Switch off and save energy – 16th July 2012

UK homes are consuming much more electricity than previously estimated, a report has suggested. The report, commissioned by DECC and the Energy Saving Trust, found that up to 16% of households' energy bills are spent on devices left on standby. It is estimated that domestic energy use accounts fo...

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Green graduates optimistic about the future – 16th July 2012

The future is looking bright for Green Jobs, according to a new survey charting the views of environmental graduates. More than 500 people responded to the survey, which reviewed how green graduates feel about their current role, the jobs market in general and the support available to them. Aroun...

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EAUC responds - UK Quality Code for Higher education - chapter B3 – 16th July 2012

The EAUC has now submitted its response to the consultation currently being carried out by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) on Chapter B3: Learning and teaching of the UK Quality Code for Higher Education. Effective learning and teaching requires a partnership between lear...

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Butterfly Conservation's president, David Attenborough, with a south-east Asian great mormon butterfly on his nose, as he launches the Big Butterfly Count. Photograph: John Stillwell/PA

David Attenborough calls for help as butterflies face worst year ever (Guardian) – 12th July 2012

The Big Butterfly Count, taking place in the worst year on record for the insects, will alert conservationists to species most at risk If this summer's 50 shades of grey are getting you down, imagine how miserable it is to be a winged insect. In what is shaping up to be the worst year on record f...

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DECC - Public attitudes survey results – 11th July 2012

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has set up a tracking survey to understand and monitor public attitudes to the Department’s main business priorities. The summary note presents headline findings from the first wave of the survey. The survey will run four times a year, with...

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Read our June LiFE newsletter – 28th June 2012

We've just published our June 2012 LiFE newsletter which brings you a bumper update on all the latest news and developments from the LiFE team. This issue puts the spotlight on the University of Northampton who have signed up to LiFE to bring colleagues together from across the institution to link s...

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The Future Fit Framework – 28th June 2012

An introductory guide to teaching and learning for sustainability in HE This comprehensive ‘what, why and how’ guide was commissioned and is published by the Higher Education Academy (HEA). Written and compiled by Professor Stephen Sterling, Centre for Sustainable Futures, Plymouth Univ...

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WRAP - Leading hospitality and food service companies sign up to waste agreement – 27th June 2012

Compass, Domino’s Pizza, Greene King, Greggs, McDonald’s Restaurants Ltd, Unilever Food Solutions, amongst major players signed up from across the UK UK businesses could save up to £76 million by end of 2015 Sector can cut carbon impact of food and associated packaging wa...

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Computer Aid launches summer holiday appeal to education sector – 26th June 2012

UK based charity launches summer holiday appeal to education sector for unwanted computers and monitors Computer Aid International calls on the UK education sector to donate their used IT equipment for reuse in schools, colleges and universities across Africa and Latin America when they upgrade o...

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Awarding Sustainability Excellence - Green Gown Awards 2012 – 26th June 2012

This month's University Business article focuses on Stage 1 entries of the Green Gown Awards. With 14 categories, including two entirely new categories and an International Award for three categories, this year is set to be better than ever. Categories are open to all post-16 educational institu...

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Top US universities put their reputations online – 25th June 2012

'This autumn more than a million students are going to take part in an experiment that could re-invent the landscape of higher education.' This article, taken from the BBC News website, discusses an experiment in the US to deliver higher education courses online - cutting out the need to attend u...

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News from Rio – 22nd June 2012

Earlier this week saw the official opening of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20). The watering down of the language to achieve greater levels of agreement has resulted in a many NGOs rejecting the Future we Want document and declaring the conference a failure. Other...

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The Future We Want - Rio+20 text confirmed – 20th June 2012

The Rio+20 negotiations have now concluded and a final text has been agreed. 'The Future We Want' intends to put society on a more sustainable path. The text has yet to be signed off by heads of government and ministers but it is unlikely that any changes will be made to the content of the docum...

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New set of LiFE videos launched – 20th June 2012

Seven months after its launch, LiFE is continually evolving and participants are actively feeding in and shaping how it develops. We're committed to arming you with the tools you need to understand how it can benefit you and, if you're already convinced, to help you obtain internal buy-in. This is a...

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End of hosepipe ban to benefit 15 million people – 19th June 2012

More than 15 million people in the south and east of England are able to fill paddling pools and water lawns again when hosepipe bans were lifted on Thursday 14 June. Three of the UK's biggest water companies – Anglian Water, Southern Water and Thames Water – announced the end of the res...

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12th International ACTS Conference - Call for Papers deadline approaching! – 18th June 2012

12th International ACTS Conference 26th-28th September 2012, Brisbane The call for papers and presentations submission deadline will close soon! Make sure you send in your submission in by 27th June 2012. Australasian Campuses Towards Sustainability (ACTS) invites abstracts from the global ...

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Easier being green when there's a bottom-line gain – 14th June 2012

Academy is making strides on sustainability, but water use is on the rise The sector is getting greener on a number of measures - except for water consumption, where there is limited financial imperative to cut down on use. That is the finding of a Times Higher Education analysis of environmen...

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New round of LSIS funding launched, new RSAs appointed – 12th June 2012

Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) have launched a new round of the Stepping Up in Sustainability Fund on Friday 1 June. The Stepping Up in Sustainability Fund exists to support projects to develop, expand and embed effective approaches to sustainable development, and to share these a...

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The greenest way of drying hands – 12th June 2012

According to the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) study of Hand Drying Systems done by Materials Systems Laboratory at MIT, Dyson Airblade hand dryers has the lowest environmental impact comapred to all other possible hand drying systems. LCA study with full sensitivity and uncertainty analysis, conducte...

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Campaign your way to sustainability! – 12th June 2012

Next week, 18th - 24th June 2012, is a bumper week for sustainability campaigns. With the EU's Sustainable Energy Week, Recycle Week, and even Bike Week taking place, there are lots of events and promotions to get involved with. EU Sustainable Energy Week, an initiative of the European Commission...

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DECC sets out the next steps for the Green Deal – 12th June 2012

On Monday 11 June the DECC set out the secondary legislation that will give industry the green light to bring the Green Deal energy efficiency market into operation, alongside measures to strengthen consumer protection and reduce industry burdens and introducing a new, improved energy company obliga...

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Higher Education Treaty for Rio+20 – 11th June 2012

Rio+20 will bring together the largest gathering of Heads of State that the world has ever seen. This UN meeting is to assess progress to date and to define new sustainable development governance frameworks and goals. It will provide an opportunity to re-affirm visions for a sustainable future; to r...

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Southampton Blackout – 7th June 2012

"For the past six years we have completed a waste audit at the University of Southampton, and we’ve always been impressed with the number of our students who are prepared to give up their Wednesday afternoon to sort through rubbish! So, what could be simpler than applying this to our energy ...

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Competition to win a chance to work at Reading Festival – 31st May 2012

Are you a Student Recycling Champion? A nationwide search for a team of Student Recycling Champions to help spread the green message at Reading Festival, is now open for entry. The brand new competition promises its winners the chance to see behind the scenes at Reading Festival and make a valua...

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Learning in Future Environments: a lesson in sustainability – 31st May 2012

We're proud to announce that Learning in Future Environments reached the longlist for the Innovation category for the Guardian Sustainable Business Awards 2012. The Guardian Sustainable Business Best Practice Exchange contains articles on all the initiatives that met the criteria for the GSB Awa...

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EAUC Members lead the way in the Green League – 29th May 2012

With the results of this year’s Green League going live today, the EAUC are delighted to see so many of its Members leading the way in the top rankings. EAUC Members represent 92% of the institutions placed in the 2012 Green League which shows that these institutions are proactively using t...

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Join the Rio+20 Sustainable Development Dialogues – 28th May 2012

With just three weeks to go until the Earth Summit, the EAUC would like to encourage all its Members to join the Rio+20 Sustainable Development Dialogues and have their say. Tying in with the 'Aiming higher, unlocking tertiary education's potential to accelerate sustainable development and the tr...

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DECC Press Release - Next steps on collective purchasing for a better energy deal – 28th May 2012

The Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) have issued the following press release on collective energy purchasing schemes. Davey: Next steps on collective purchasing for a better energy deal Energy Secretary Edward Davey has published practical advice for energy consumers looking t...

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DECC Press Release - Certainty for Solar – 28th May 2012

The Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) have issued this press release on regulations for the Feed-in Tariffs scheme. Certainty for Solar DECC is introducing regulations today to put the Feed-in Tariffs (FITs) scheme on a more predictable, certain and sustainable footing for hou...

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IT through the looking glass – 23rd May 2012

This month's issue of University Business discusses IT with Platinum Sponsors of the 2012 EAUC Annual Conference, Iceotope. 'Wouldn’t it be strange if we considered that a computer is actually one of the most efficient ways of turning electricity into heat and the computer portion is, in real...

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12th International ACTS Conference - Call for Reviewers – 21st May 2012

The organising committee for the 12th International Australasian Campuses Towards Sustainability (ACTS) Conference is calling for reviewers to referee paper submissions for the conference. Refereed Papers are those that are written with the intention of being published in the conference proceedin...

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£100 million fund to boost university and private collaboration - open for bids – 21st May 2012

A new £100 million investment fund to support research partnerships between universities, businesses, charities and philanthropic donors has opened for bids, Universities and Science Minister David Willetts has announced. The Research Partnership Investment Fund is open to UK universities for inv...

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Every Can Count helps Durham University go green – 21st May 2012

New video shows how a drinks can recycling programme is helping Durham University achieve its sustainability goals. As universities across the country look to reduce waste and operate more sustainably, improving recycling rates is playing an increasingly significant role in achieving environmental ...

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Rio+20 - One month to go! – 15th May 2012

Two weeks ago we brought you the exciting news that the EAUC, in collaboration with a number of international partners, will be holding a side event at the 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development in June. The full title of the side event is ‘Aiming higher, unlocking tertiary education's ...

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Hamilton College’s energy dashboard – 15th May 2012

Our relationship with AASHE grants us an insight into work being carried out on campuses on an international scale. Hamilton College, New York, are committed to protecting and sustaining the environment through institutional processes, management of facilities, and curriculum. This leadership ext...

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Newsletter CBS Goes Green – 15th May 2012

Copenhagen Business School (CBS) have been busy cooking up their plan for 2012. If you’d like to take a look into their plans, why not view their latest newsletter below.

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Food redistribution is a win-win solution for food waste – 11th May 2012

Companies, charities and individuals can all benefit from the redistribution of surplus food to those who need it. Tonnes of fresh produce is consigned to the garbage heap on a consistent basis and it doesn't take an environmental activist to work out that wasting produce on this scale is a sub-o...

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$UK environment agency backs fracking, nuclear power$

UK environment agency backs fracking, nuclear power – 9th May 2012

**press release** The chairman of the environment agency for England and Wales voiced support for shale gas extraction - which critics say can pollute ground water and cause earth tremors - and he backed government plans to expand nuclear power generation. Shale gas is extracted using a techno...

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Vacancies for Regional Sustainability Advisers – 9th May 2012

Last week LSIS launched an opportunity for three individuals to join their team of Regional Sustainability Advisers, working in the following regions: London South East Yorkshire and the Humber With an LSIS grant of £10,000 and support from an LSIS associate acting as a crit...

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Call for refurbishment projects to pilot BREEAM Refurbishment criteria – 8th May 2012

BREEAM are currently drafting the BREEAM Refurbishment criteria for non-domestic buildings and are looking for refurbishment projects that can be used to pilot the scheme. It is important that they have buildings from the higher education sector represented in the pilot so that they can ensure the c...

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The Effective Laboratory – 8th May 2012

S-Lab is an initiative with a purpose to create more effective laboratories arising from the financial, customer, user, regulatory and other pressures they are susceptible to. It originated with support from the four UK HE funding bodies and has its centre of gravity in universities but increasingly...

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Rio+20 EAUC side event confirmed! – 1st May 2012

We WILL have a voice at Rio! Over the past few weeks, we’ve been keeping you up to date with our progress with Rio+20 – more specifically, ensuring that sustainable development is on the agenda and that EAUC Members have voice. We’ve been working hard with a number of internationa...

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Continued heavy rain south of Britain increases flood fears – 1st May 2012

There were fears that many parts of England and Wales faced further flooding on Tuesday 1 May as heavy rain continued to drench southern Britain after the wettest April since records began (1910). The Environment Agency are particularly concerned about conditions in Somerset, Dorset and Devon &nd...

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People needed for research on education for sustainable development (ESD) – 30th April 2012

Jane Ward from NIACE (National Institute of Adult Continuing Education) has been on sabbatical from 6 April 2012 to carry out research into learning for sustainability (ESD) and is looking for adult learners (19+) and their tutors to contribute to this research. Jane is researching policy and pra...

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The Effective Laboratory Conference – 30th April 2012

Good Practice and Great Networking to Inform and Inspire National Science Learning Centre, York, June 12-13 THIS CONFERENCE has been organised by S-Lab in association with the National HE-STEM Programme (and the University of Bradford Greening STEM Legacy project which it is funding) plus a nu...

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Sharing resources across the globe – 30th April 2012

This month's issue of University Business shares the excellent news that EAUC Members now have access to resources across the globe. Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) in America and Australasian Campuses Towards Sustainability (ACTS) have come together wit...

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QMU receives Outstanding Leadership recognition in national awards – 24th April 2012

The management team at Queen Margaret University (QMU) has been shortlisted for a prestigious higher education sector leadership award. Within three years QMU has been transformed from a university facing many challenges in terms of its finances, strategy and organisational culture, to one with a cl...

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New JISC-funded SusteIT tool for ICT-related carbon, electricity and costs – 24th April 2012

Updated Footprint Tool and Cost Figures A new version of the JISC-funded SusteIT Footprinting Tool is now available with revised default figures for equipment energy and a power usage effectiveness (PUE) calculator. An accompanying report analyses the results of 27 UK colleges and universities wh...

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HEI sustainability initative for Rio+20 declaration – 23rd April 2012

On the occasion of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in 2012, the leaders of the international academic community are called upon to commit to the development of sustainable practices for Higher Education Institutions. They are invited to sign on to the Declaration below. With the 1992...

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WRAP's Facilities Management Client Interactive Toolkit: User Review – 17th April 2012

WRAP is working with Government and leading private sector clients and contractors in the Facilities Management (FM) sector to identify resource and cost savings. To help practitioners to specify and measure these savings, WRAP is developing an interactive toolkit to provide clients procuring or...

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Logica launches ‘Sustainability Stories’ competition - your chance to win €20,000 – 17th April 2012

One European project in line for €20,000 prize A competition to search for innovative projects that are delivering a more sustainable future for local communities has been launched by Logica, a leading business and technology service company. www.Sustainability-Stories.com has been creat...

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Earth Week 2012 – 16th April 2012

With Earth Day 2012 approaching, the government’s failure to make any positive movements toward preserving the environment is continually frustrating us. Sunday 22nd April sees Earth Day 2012 which has been created as a platform for individuals to raise their voices and unite for a sustainable...

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Britain needs more rain – 16th April 2012

Two very dry winters has led to a drought for almost all of England. There have certainly been rainy winters in previous years however with a consistent change in climate; we are now seeing consecutive dry winters which have a direct impact on our farmers, wildlife and landscape which will inevitabl...

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2012 Annual Conference raffle – 10th April 2012

2012 Annual Conference raffle At the 2012 Annual Conference, we held our usual Annual Conference raffle. With some fantastic prizes up for grabs, delegates were very excited prior to the prize draw which was held at the Iceotope Conference Gala Dinner on Wednesday 28th March! A visit to the spons...

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Sustainability is at the heart of South Staffordshire College – 3rd April 2012

South Staffordshire College, this year's earth magazine 'learning journey' case study, has hosted a sustainability event to support its strategic "Sustainability Energy’’ plan and to outline the Government’s "Rural Economy Grant’’. Following the recent announcement o...

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EAUC Annual General Meeting results 2012 – 2nd April 2012

This year's Annual General Meeting took place on Tuesday 27 March 2012 at the University of York. Voting has been taking place by representatives from our Educational Membership institutions and the results were announced during the AGM. We received 3 nominations for the 2 available trustee vacan...

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Mark Swales receiving the certificate from Stephen Hudson on the roof of the Cantor Building

Green awards at the double for University – 2nd April 2012

EAUC Member, Sheffield Hallam University, has had a fresh endorsement of its green credentials by reaching a new certificate for its energy management. The university has received the ISO 50001 (Energy Management System) standard following audits by the British Standards Institution (BSI). ISO...

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Nature deficit disorder 'damaging Britain's children' - BBC news – 30th March 2012

With the closing plenary speech from Satish Kumar at the EAUC Conference causing such discussion, it's great to see his messages being reiterated so clearly in a recent BBC news item over the weekend. We're also pleased to see Dr David Pencheon commenting on these findings as our day 2 keynote speak...

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UK Government loses Feed-in Tariff appeal – 26th March 2012

The UK Government has failed in its attempt to appeal to the Supreme Court over its plan to cut subsidies for solar panels on homes. In it's judgement, the Supreme Court said it could not challenge a High Court ruling that blocked the halving of payments to households generating solar energy. ...

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2012 Budget Report – 26th March 2012

George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer, set the tone for the budget when he said: "Environmentally sustainable must always be fiscally sustainable." As well as all the controversy surrounding George Osborne’s so-called ‘Granny Tax’, this budget has also been hailed as ...

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EAUC endorses the Higher Education Sustainability Initiative for Rio+20 – 19th March 2012

The EAUC is delighted to announce that it has joined a number of other international organisations to officially endorse the Higher Education Sustainability Initiative for Rio+20. As part of the EAUC's involvement with similar bodies worldwide, including AASHE in North America, ACTS in Australasi...

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Why not take part in Earth Hour 2012? – 19th March 2012

This year, the EAUC is encouraging all its Members to support the WWF's Earth Hour 2012. Earth Hour is a simple message with a big punch. It started in one city but is now a global phenomenon - last year millions of people from 138 countries got involved by switching off their lights for one hour...

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Permitted development rights for small scale renewable & low carbon energy technologies – 19th March 2012

This report sets out the Government's response to the consultation, 'Permitted development rights for small scale renewable and low carbon energy technologies, and electric vehicle charging infrastructure.' The consultation was undertaken by the previous administration, between November 2009 and...

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£20million prize for innovations in Carbon Capture and Storage technology – 14th March 2012

Below is a press release from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) on the launch of its new Carbon Capture and Storage innovation competition. "Energy secretary Edward Davey is launching a competition worth up to £20 million to fund the development of innovations in Carbon Capture a...

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Climate Week 2012 - what difference have EAUC Members made? – 13th March 2012

Climate Week is a national celebration of all the positive steps workplaces and communities are taking to protect our environment and hopefully inspire people. We thought, during Climate Week, that we might pass on some figures showing the impact of our relationship with Better World Books. The...

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Universities record healthy financial results – 12th March 2012

HEFCE www.hefce.ac.uk/news/hefce/2012/financial.htm The higher education sector is facing a period of significant change over the next few years, as new arrangements for teaching funding are introduced. However, it does so from a position of financial strength, according to the HEFCE, which has t...

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Four universities join elite Russell Group – 12th March 2012

BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-17341478 There will now be 24 universities in the Russell Group Four more universities are joining the Russell Group of leading universities - Durham, Exeter, Queen Mary, University of London, and York who are the host venue of our 16th Annual Conference fro...

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Climate Week - Britain's Biggest Climate Change Campaign – 12th March 2012

Climate week: 12 - 18 March 2012 Climate Week is a supercharged national campaign to inspire a new wave of action on climate change. It culminates with thousands of events and activities taking place throughout the week of 12 to 18 March 2012, planned by organisations from every part of society. Sh...

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Ecocide Trial - The Sentence – 12th March 2012

CEOs Robert Bannerman and John Tench has been adjourned for a Restorative Justice Hearing following their convictions for Ecocide in the UK Supreme Court that took place 30 September 2011. The Hearing for the Sentence will take place at the Institute for Democracy and Conflict Resolution (IDCR) at t...

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Live chat today! Social responsibility in HE: could we be doing it better? – 9th March 2012

Live chat - Guardian Higher Education Network CSR policies are expected in business but what about in higher education? How should universities be satisfying they diverse stakeholders? And how do you measure the success of a university's CSR initiatives? On Friday 9 March, the Guardian Hig...

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New structure proposed for ISO 14001 – 5th March 2012

The revised 14001 will be one of the first international management systems standards to adopt a new format, confirms International Standards Organisation (ISO). At the first meeting of the working group established to revise 14001, the environment management systems standard, it was agreed to st...

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Guardian Blog - The role of higher education in creating sustainable leaders – 2nd March 2012

This Guardian blog discusses the role of higher education in incorporating the elements of corporate social responsibility into undergraduate core modules to create executive education programmes dedicated to responsible leadership. It argues that the role of future leaders should be to lead, guide ...

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Sustainable Amidst Austerity, Resource Scarcity and a Limited Growth World – 2nd March 2012

The event "Sustainable Amidst Austerity, Resource Scarcity and a Limited Growth World" organised by These Young Minds took place at the London School of Economics on Tuesday 28th of February. It had an impressive array of speakers at hand who addressed topical issues affecting the society such as un...

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Important tax and financial changes impacting CHP operators – 1st March 2012

In relation with the EMR (Electric Market Reform) it is proposed to introduce the CPS (Carbon Price Support). The current status is that although the government recognise the role of CHP, the Treasury (HMT) does not recognise that CHP generate heat in addition of electricity. As a result HMT is aimi...

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Tips to save water – 28th February 2012

On Monday 20 February, the Environment Secretary announced that the South East of England has officially moved into drought status. This is due to the combination of persistent dry weather and the continuing decline in groundwater levels and river flows and increasing the risk to public water suppli...

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Scotland on course to be a Fairtrade nation – 28th February 2012

Across the country, 62 towns have either achieved Fairtrade status or have active steering groups. Almost two-thirds of higher education institutions and 171 schools have achieved the standard. Fairtrade products are said to offer a better deal to workers in developing countries. Over 4,500 items...

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Feed-in-Tariff appeal: Application to the supreme court – 28th February 2012

Explosive growth in solar panel installations on homes, schools and fields in the UK over the past 22 months saw the green energy source pass the symbolic milestone of 1,000MW on Wednesday. Since the feed-in tariff (FIT) scheme was launched by the Labour administration in April 2010 to pay homeow...

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Love food, hate waste: Sustainable food procurement in practice – 27th February 2012

This month’s issue of University Business looks into the great work consistently delivered by the University of Durham. With their Green Gown Award winning Procurement Service and Catering Department, the University offers us an insight into their remarkable achievements in this case study as...

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LiFE Launched in Australasia – 22nd February 2012

The EAUC is delighted to announce that LiFE, Learning in Future Environments, has now been launched in Australasia. Established in partnership with the EAUC’s sister organisation, Australasian Campuses Towards Sustainability or ACTS, Australasia has become the first set of countries outside...

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Universities must lead the way on the sustainability agenda – 21st February 2012

In these tough and challenging times for the higher education sector, there is no question that there are gems of opportunity present for the sustainability and environmental agenda. Jonathon Porritt, founder director of Forum for the Future and now chancellor at Keele University, presents an ar...

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Take a Fairtrade Step with the EAUC – 20th February 2012

Fairtrade Fortnight is coming up next week and we know that this event is a key sustainability campaign in our Members’ calendars. So this year, the EAUC will be supporting the campaign and taking part in its own Fairtrade activities. Fairtrade Fortnight will take place between 27th Februar...

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Sustainability Network events taking place near you – 14th February 2012

As you know, Regional Sustainability Advisers (RSAs) have been appointed by the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) to help promote and embed sustainability within their regions and network, support and work with other providers in their region. Each of the RSAs will be holding a Regio...

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International partnership for Rio+20 – 14th February 2012

Following your response in the recent Rio+20 consultation, we are delighted to announce that the EAUC has recently entered an exciting new international partnership. Alongside the EAUC, this partnership includes: the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AAS...

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Catering waste in the further and higher education sectors – 14th February 2012

WRAP (Waste Resources & Action Programme) estimates that 3.4 million tonnes of waste is produced by hotels, pubs, restaurants and quick service restaurants in the UK each year. 1.5 million tonnes of that goes to landfill, of which 600,000 tonnes is food waste. Eliminating the avoidable fraction of t...

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